Lauri Markkanen vs. Don Savage Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Don Savage and Lauri Markkanen, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Lauri Markkanen played 7 years in the NBA, 5 more than Don Savage, who played 2. Lauri Markkanen had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Don Savage had his rookie season in 1951-52. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Lauri Markkanen |
7 |
0 |
2017-18 to 2023-24 |
Don Savage |
2 |
0 |
1951-52 to 1956-57 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Lauri Markkanen |
Don Savage |
Season |
2017-18 | 1951-52 |
Team |
Chicago Bulls | Syracuse Nationals |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lauri Markkanen |
68 |
29.7 |
15.2 |
1.2 |
6.3 |
7.5 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
5.5 |
12.7 |
.434 |
2.1 |
5.9 |
.362 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
.843 |
Don Savage |
12 |
9.8 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
2.0 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
0.8 |
3.6 |
.209 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
2.3 |
.643 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lauri Markkanen |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Don Savage didn't play in 1952-53, 1953-54, 1954-55 and 1955-56.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lauri Markkanen |
52 |
32.3 |
18.7 |
1.4 |
7.6 |
9.0 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
6.6 |
15.3 |
.430 |
2.3 |
6.4 |
.361 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
.872 |
Don Savage |
5 |
11.0 |
3.6 |
- |
- |
1.4 |
0.4 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
1.2 |
3.8 |
.316 |
- |
- |
- |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.857 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lauri Markkanen |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lauri Markkanen |
50 |
29.8 |
14.7 |
1.2 |
5.1 |
6.3 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
5.0 |
11.8 |
.425 |
2.2 |
6.3 |
.344 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
.824 |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lauri Markkanen |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lauri Markkanen |
51 |
25.8 |
13.6 |
0.7 |
4.6 |
5.3 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
4.9 |
10.2 |
.480 |
2.3 |
5.8 |
.402 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
.826 |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lauri Markkanen |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lauri Markkanen |
61 |
30.8 |
14.8 |
1.0 |
4.7 |
5.7 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
5.1 |
11.5 |
.445 |
2.2 |
6.2 |
.358 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
.868 |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lauri Markkanen |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lauri Markkanen |
66 |
34.4 |
25.6 |
2.0 |
6.7 |
8.6 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
8.7 |
17.3 |
.499 |
3.0 |
7.7 |
.391 |
5.3 |
6.0 |
.875 |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lauri Markkanen |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lauri Markkanen |
55 |
33.1 |
23.2 |
2.2 |
5.9 |
8.2 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
7.8 |
16.2 |
.480 |
3.2 |
8.0 |
.399 |
4.5 |
5.0 |
.899 |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lauri Markkanen |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |